Posted by Luke on May 8, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Friends and fans even remotely considering seeing TWG tomorrow,
You should.
I’ve just come from our Sunday morning rehearsal. We’ve rehearsed the two new stories that will premiere on Monday night and they are great.
First we have Untitled (Cave with Cats) where nearly every species of cat, plus a bird pouncer, live in a cave together.
Then, there is Good Days, a dialogue from Dixon school where Lil D and Lil JJ ask Shreana and Micah to go to the movies. The girls are reticent at first, but then decide to go and all is well.
Plus, if you say “Good Days” loud enough for the people at the box office to hear you, your ticket is $2 off.
You will like it.
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Posted by Oona on May 6, 2011
Touring Performances
It was a concert full of fun,
Everyone’s excited—don’t you know?
It’s so amusing, there’s no refusing,
Come along and see the show!
Hi Monkey fans!
Tomorrow we are throwing our much-anticipated, long-awaited, first-ever KID-FRIENDLY FUNDRAISER! We are so excited to be producing Barrel of Monkeys’ first ever CONCERT FULL OF FUN, for kids and the tall people who like to hang out with them.
CFOF features our very own Erick Deshaun Dorris, frontman for EDD and the Bored of Education. They’re gonna be the house band, and they’ll be backing up some great Monkey and friends-of-Monkeys singers, including Mike Mahler, Kate Staiger, and Brad Brubaker.
The show will be MC’ed by Joseph Schupbach and there will be plenty of other Monkey performers along for the ride, not to mention our very favorite local superstar, ROBBIE FULKS!
The Concert Full of Fun is TOMORROW at noon at the Viaduct! Come rock out with the Monkeys! All pertinent details here!
Face painting! Paper chains! Stroller valet? What, I ask you, could be more full-of-fun than that?! Hope to see you there!
Posted by Luke on May 1, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
On Monday night at 8pm, we’ll be mixing it up big time with FIVE new stories in the show.
Here they are:
Free Lego Sets from January 1 to November 28th
Trip to the Future 1 (dialogue)
The Gun Shot
The Crazy Day
Ferrattos Tomato Basil
Wow. Also, audience favorites Curtis Williams and Michael Govier have returned from an artistic stint in Seattle and will be gracing the Neo stage on Monday.
You can see it all for the low low price of EIGHT DOLLARS if you say “Ferrattos Tomato Basil” at the box office.
Or if you don’t want to say that because it’s too strange or embarrassing, you don’t have to. Ten dollars, please.
See you at the fun.
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Posted by Meredith on April 24, 2011
School Shows
Morton rehearsals are well under way, and boy oh boy does BOM have a treat for the amazing Morton 4th grade writers!!! Monkeys Molly and Curtis are back from months away from Chicago, and the cast couldn’t be more excited. Also, director Luke presented us with a list of artistic challenges that we have attempted to incorporate into the show, everything from a socio-political statement to a sudden ending to actors supporting each other’s weight. The last of which turned into an entire cast effort at Thursday night’s rehearsal! While Rachel and I attempted to use our new Commedia Del Arte lift skills (learned during a special three day monkey-arte workshop led by Noel Williams just last week), the rest of the cast created a giraffe and a crocodile out of people!!!
Check out Molly, Dixie and Diana’s Giraffe!
Can you believe that Loyola Park had scooters for us to use, which created this human crocodile!!!
Check out Lacy the crocodile (soon to be joined by her tale Mary Winn)!
Come out and see the monkey actor created animals try to steal young William’s hot dog in A Bad Day!
Posted by Bradford on April 12, 2011
That's Weird Grandma
Aw man,
The Ten Year Anniversary Show!!!! Where do I begin. I’ve been a proud member of Barrel of Monkeys since 2007, and if I had only one wish, it would be that I could have jumped on board even sooner. It was so cool having a change to meet monkeys from days gone by, see so many classic pieces for the first time , and take to the stage with a cast of thousands… well at least 38. Yeah! Mad props to Luke, I know it was more than a notion coming up with a run list from a decade worth of stories. If you weren’t able to make it out, you missed a good one baby. And in honor all things 10, here are 10 moments that will forever be etched in my mind:
1) Doing the largest and longest rounds of “Factory”, “Three Things”, and “Start the show”, I’ve ever done in my life.
2) Da Opener: with wave after wave of Monkeys hitting the stage
3) Hans’ call back in Kung-Fu Guys
4) “Bad Car” and “Trapped in the Hospital”
5) Halena doing da Film Strip
6) Miller coming out as Kool -Yummm
7) The Dog is Dead finale, and Erica asking all the Monkeys in the house to come up on stage and take a bow.
8) Uffelman doing a costume tribute to Sperling
9) GIANT CUT OUTS!!!
10) And of course the post show festivities are always a blast.
I could go on, and on and on, but ya get the idea. A good time was had by all. Can’t wait till the 20 year celebration. I’ll be full fledge, card carrying member of AARP by then, but you better believe I’ll be there with bells on.
